A marble, bronze, and granite stele commemorating the Battle of Fort Washington.
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Fort Washington

Today, the site of Fort Washington, where the final devastating chapter in George Washington’s disastrous New York Campaign took place, is located in Bennett Park in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Commemorating the 1776 battle is a marble, bronze, and granite stele and sculpture by Charles R. Lamb along the park's eastern perimeter dedicated in 1901.

Fort Washington: What's Nearby

New York, NY
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Jersey City, NJ
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Daughters of the American Revolution Van Bunschooten Museum
Wantage, NJ
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Elizabeth, New Jersey (NJ-3)
Elizabeth, NJ
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Battle of Connecticut Farms and Liberty Hall Museum
Union, NJ
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Greenwich, Connecticut (CT-154)
Greenwich, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Norwalk, Connecticut (CT-98)
Norwalk, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, West Point, New York (NY-73)
West Point, NY
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National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Beacon, New York (NY-77)
Beacon, NY
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Poughkeepsie, New York (NY-107)
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Lafayette Tour Marker, East Haven, Connecticut (CT-124)
East Haven, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Branford, Connecticut (CT-135)
Branford, CT
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Harvey Curtiss "Barney" Barnum Jr.
Cheshire, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Bristol, Pennsylvania (PA-35)
Bristol, PA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Clinton, Connecticut (CT-72)
Clinton, CT
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Grand Army of The Republic Civil War Museum and Library
Philadelphia, PA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Middletown, Connecticut (CT-151)
Middletown, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Cromwell, Connecticut (CT-116)
Cromwell, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA-63)
Philadelphia, PA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Old Saybrook, Connecticut (CT-55)
Old Saybrook, CT
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African American Museum in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
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Museum of the American Revolution
Philadelphia, PA
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Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary Soldier, Philadelphia, PA
Phila, PA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Old Lyme, Connecticut (CT-45)
Old Lyme, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Hartford, Connecticut (CT-35)
Hartford, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, East Hartford, Connecticut (CT-145)
East Hartford, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Catskill, New York (NY-80)
Catskill, NY
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Egremont, MA (MA-2)
North Egremont, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Hudson, New York (NY-101)
Hudson, NY
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Great Barrington, MA (MA-3)
Great Barrington, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Hillsdale, NY (NY-30/MA-1)
Hillsdale, NY
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Monterey, MA (MA-4)
Monterey, MA

Related Battles

Fort Washington
Battle Facts
New York | November 16, 1776
Result: British Victory
Estimated Casualties
613
American
155
British
458
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